Rep. Janet Yang Rohr

Filed: 4/9/2024

 

 


 

 


 
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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 4219

2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 4219 by replacing
3everything after the enacting clause with the following:
 
4    "Section 5. The School Code is amended by changing Section
527-13.2 as follows:
 
6    (105 ILCS 5/27-13.2)  (from Ch. 122, par. 27-13.2)
7    Sec. 27-13.2. Required instruction.
8    (a) In every public school there shall be instruction,
9study, and discussion of effective methods by which pupils may
10recognize the danger of and avoid abduction, and in every
11public school maintaining any of grades kindergarten through
128, there shall be, for such grades, instruction, study, and
13discussion of effective methods for the prevention and
14avoidance of drugs and the dangers of opioid and substance
15abuse. School boards may include such required instruction,
16study, and discussion in the courses of study regularly taught

 

 

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1in the public schools of their respective districts; provided,
2however, that such instruction shall be given each year to all
3pupils in grades kindergarten through 8. The State
4Superintendent of Education may prepare and make available to
5all public and non-public schools instructional materials
6which may be used by such schools as guidelines for
7development of a program of instruction under this subsection
8(a); provided, however, that each school board shall itself
9determine the minimum amount of instruction time which shall
10qualify as a program of instruction which will satisfy the
11requirements of this subsection (a).
12    The State Superintendent of Education, in cooperation with
13the Department of Children and Family Services, shall prepare
14and disseminate to all public schools and non-public schools,
15information on instructional materials and programs about
16child sexual abuse which may be used by such schools for their
17own or community programs. Such information may also be
18disseminated by such schools to parents.
19    (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this Section, no
20pupil in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall be
21required to take or participate in any class or course
22providing instruction in recognizing and avoiding sexual abuse
23if the parent or guardian of the pupil submits written
24objection thereto; and refusal to take or participate in such
25class or course after such written objection is made shall not
26be reason for failing, suspending or expelling such pupil.

 

 

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1Each school board intending to offer any such class or course
2to pupils in any of grades kindergarten through 8 shall give
3not less than 5 days written notice to the parents or guardians
4of such pupils before commencing the class or course.
5    (c) (Blank). Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, in
6every State-required health course for grades 9 through 12, a
7school district shall provide instruction, study, and
8discussion on the dangers of fentanyl. Information for the
9instruction, study, and discussion of fentanyl shall come from
10information provided by the National Institutes of Health, the
11United States Drug Enforcement Administration, or the United
12States Department of Health and Human Services. This
13instruction, study, and discussion shall include, at a
14minimum, all of the following:
15        (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
16    explanation of the differences between synthetic and
17    nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
18    fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
19    illegal uses of fentanyl.
20        (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
21    fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
22    amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
23    risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
24            (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
25            (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
26        a person's knowledge;

 

 

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1            (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
2        person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
3        properties; and
4            (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
5        hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
6        precisely does to a person's body.
7        (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
8    other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
9        (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
10    how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
11    shall include:
12            (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
13            (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
14        nasal spray or an injection; and
15            (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
16        fentanyl.
17    Students shall be assessed on the instruction required
18under this subsection (c). The assessment may include, but is
19not limited to:
20        (1) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
21    drugs;
22        (2) hypoxia;
23        (3) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
24        (4) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
25        (5) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
26    The instruction required under this subsection (c) shall

 

 

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1be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse, or school
2counselor.
3(Source: P.A. 102-195, eff. 7-30-21; 103-365, eff. 1-1-24.)
 
4    Section 10. The Critical Health Problems and Comprehensive
5Health Education Act is amended by changing Section 3 as
6follows:
 
7    (105 ILCS 110/3)
8    Sec. 3. Comprehensive Health Education Program.
9    (a) The program established under this Act shall include,
10but not be limited to, the following major educational areas
11as a basis for curricula in all elementary and secondary
12schools in this State: human ecology and health; human growth
13and development; the emotional, psychological, physiological,
14hygienic, and social responsibilities of family life,
15including sexual abstinence until marriage; the prevention and
16control of disease, including instruction in grades 6 through
1712 on the prevention, transmission, and spread of AIDS;
18age-appropriate sexual abuse and assault awareness and
19prevention education in grades pre-kindergarten through 12;
20public and environmental health; consumer health; safety
21education and disaster preparedness survival; mental health
22and illness; personal health habits; alcohol and drug use and
23abuse, including the use and abuse of fentanyl, and the
24medical and legal ramifications of alcohol, drug, and tobacco

 

 

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1use; abuse during pregnancy; evidence-based and medically
2accurate information regarding sexual abstinence; tobacco and
3e-cigarettes and other vapor devices; nutrition; and dental
4health. The instruction on mental health and illness must
5evaluate the multiple dimensions of health by reviewing the
6relationship between physical and mental health so as to
7enhance student understanding, attitudes, and behaviors that
8promote health, well-being, and human dignity and must include
9how and where to find mental health resources and specialized
10treatment in the State. The program shall also provide course
11material and instruction to advise pupils of the Abandoned
12Newborn Infant Protection Act. The program shall include
13information about cancer, including, without limitation, types
14of cancer, signs and symptoms, risk factors, the importance of
15early prevention and detection, and information on where to go
16for help. Notwithstanding the above educational areas, the
17following areas may also be included as a basis for curricula
18in all elementary and secondary schools in this State: basic
19first aid (including, but not limited to, cardiopulmonary
20resuscitation and the Heimlich maneuver), heart disease,
21diabetes, stroke, the prevention of child abuse, neglect, and
22suicide, and teen dating violence in grades 7 through 12.
23Beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, training on how to
24properly administer cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which
25training must be in accordance with standards of the American
26Red Cross, the American Heart Association, or another

 

 

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1nationally recognized certifying organization) and how to use
2an automated external defibrillator shall be included as a
3basis for curricula in all secondary schools in this State.
4    (b) Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year in grades 9
5through 12, the program shall include instruction, study, and
6discussion on the dangers of allergies. Information for the
7instruction, study, and discussion shall come from information
8provided by the Department of Public Health and the federal
9Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This instruction,
10study, and discussion shall include, at a minimum:
11        (1) recognizing the signs and symptoms of an allergic
12    reaction, including anaphylaxis;
13        (2) the steps to take to prevent exposure to
14    allergens; and
15        (3) safe emergency epinephrine administration.
16    (c) The school board of each public elementary and
17secondary school in the State shall encourage all teachers and
18other school personnel to acquire, develop, and maintain the
19knowledge and skills necessary to properly administer
20life-saving techniques, including, without limitation, the
21Heimlich maneuver and rescue breathing. The training shall be
22in accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
23American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
24certifying organization. A school board may use the services
25of non-governmental entities whose personnel have expertise in
26life-saving techniques to instruct teachers and other school

 

 

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1personnel in these techniques. Each school board is encouraged
2to have in its employ, or on its volunteer staff, at least one
3person who is certified, by the American Red Cross or by
4another qualified certifying agency, as qualified to
5administer first aid and cardiopulmonary resuscitation. In
6addition, each school board is authorized to allocate
7appropriate portions of its institute or inservice days to
8conduct training programs for teachers and other school
9personnel who have expressed an interest in becoming qualified
10to administer emergency first aid or cardiopulmonary
11resuscitation. School boards are urged to encourage their
12teachers and other school personnel who coach school athletic
13programs and other extracurricular school activities to
14acquire, develop, and maintain the knowledge and skills
15necessary to properly administer first aid and cardiopulmonary
16resuscitation in accordance with standards and requirements
17established by the American Red Cross or another qualified
18certifying agency. Subject to appropriation, the State Board
19of Education shall establish and administer a matching grant
20program to pay for half of the cost that a school district
21incurs in training those teachers and other school personnel
22who express an interest in becoming qualified to administer
23cardiopulmonary resuscitation (which training must be in
24accordance with standards of the American Red Cross, the
25American Heart Association, or another nationally recognized
26certifying organization) or in learning how to use an

 

 

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1automated external defibrillator. A school district that
2applies for a grant must demonstrate that it has funds to pay
3half of the cost of the training for which matching grant money
4is sought. The State Board of Education shall award the grants
5on a first-come, first-serve basis.
6    (d) No pupil shall be required to take or participate in
7any class or course on AIDS or family life instruction or to
8receive training on how to properly administer cardiopulmonary
9resuscitation or how to use an automated external
10defibrillator if his or her parent or guardian submits written
11objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in the
12course or program or the training shall not be reason for
13suspension or expulsion of the pupil.
14    (e) Curricula developed under programs established in
15accordance with this Act in the major educational area of
16alcohol and drug use and abuse shall include classroom
17instruction in grades 5 through 12, shall be age and
18developmentally appropriate, and may include the information
19contained in the Substance Use Prevention and Recovery
20Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of the School
21Code, as applicable. The instruction, which shall include
22matters relating to both the physical and legal effects and
23ramifications of drug and substance abuse, shall be integrated
24into existing curricula; and the State Board of Education
25shall determine how to develop and make available to all
26elementary and secondary schools in this State instructional

 

 

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1materials and guidelines that which will assist the schools in
2incorporating the instruction into their existing curricula.
3In addition, school districts may offer, as part of existing
4curricula during the school day or as part of an after-school
5after school program, support services and instruction for
6pupils or pupils whose parent, parents, or guardians are
7chemically dependent. Curricula developed under programs
8established in accordance with this Act in the major
9educational area of alcohol and drug use and abuse shall
10include the instruction, study, and discussion required under
11subsection (c) of Section 27-13.2 of the School Code.
12    Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, the program
13shall include instruction, study, and discussion on the
14dangers of fentanyl in grades 6 through 12. Information for
15the instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
16fentanyl shall be age and developmentally appropriate and may
17include information contained in the Substance Use Prevention
18and Recovery Instruction Resource Guide under Section 22-81 of
19the School Code, as applicable. The instruction, study, and
20discussion on the dangers of fentanyl in grades 9 through 12
21shall include, at a minimum, all of the following:
22        (1) Information on fentanyl itself, including an
23    explanation of the differences between synthetic and
24    nonsynthetic opioids and illicit drugs, the variations of
25    fentanyl itself, and the differences between the legal and
26    illegal uses of fentanyl.

 

 

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1        (2) The side effects and the risk factors of using
2    fentanyl, along with information comparing the lethal
3    amounts of fentanyl to other drugs. Information on the
4    risk factors may include, but is not limited to:
5            (A) the lethal dose of fentanyl;
6            (B) how often fentanyl is placed in drugs without
7        a person's knowledge;
8            (C) an explanation of what fentanyl does to a
9        person's body and the severity of fentanyl's addictive
10        properties; and
11            (D) how the consumption of fentanyl can lead to
12        hypoxia, as well as an explanation of what hypoxia
13        precisely does to a person's body.
14        (3) Details about the process of lacing fentanyl in
15    other drugs and why drugs get laced with fentanyl.
16        (4) Details about how to detect fentanyl in drugs and
17    how to save someone from an overdose of fentanyl, which
18    shall include:
19            (A) how to buy and use fentanyl test strips;
20            (B) how to buy and use naloxone, either through a
21        nasal spray or an injection; and
22            (C) how to detect if someone is overdosing on
23        fentanyl.
24Students in grades 9 through 12 shall be assessed on the
25instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of fentanyl.
26The assessment may include, but is not limited to:

 

 

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1        (i) the differences between synthetic and nonsynthetic
2    drugs;
3        (ii) hypoxia;
4        (iii) the effects of fentanyl on a person's body;
5        (iv) the lethal dose of fentanyl; and
6        (v) how to detect and prevent overdoses.
7The instruction, study, and discussion on the dangers of
8fentanyl may be taught by a licensed educator, school nurse,
9or school counselor.
10(Source: P.A. 102-464, eff. 8-20-21; 102-558, eff. 8-20-21;
11102-1034, eff. 1-1-23; 103-212, eff. 1-1-24; 103-365, eff.
121-1-24; revised 12-12-23.)
 
13    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon
14becoming law.".